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It’s been one of the wettest Augusts on record in one major city, but rain-soaked residents are about to get a reprieve.

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When it will finally stop raining

It’s been one of the wettest Augusts on record in one major city, but rain-soaked residents are about to get a reprieve.

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‘Do not touch’: Mystery balls shut beaches

People have been advised to avoid beaches in one coastal area after council workers made this grim discovery.

Sydney commuters are being warned to take extreme caution on the roads on Friday morning as a thick blanket of fog covers the city.

‘Dangerous’: Warning as fog blankets city

Sydney commuters are being warned to take extreme care as fog covers the city, creating dangerous conditions.

Sinkhole at Tunks Park, Cammeray in Sydney's north. Picture: 9News

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Sydney cops month of rain in one day

The record rainfall comes with roads across NSW cut off due to major flooding, while two men are dead after crashing into a river during heavy rain.

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Synoptic chart for Tuesday, June 3, 2025.

Huge weather system to hit one Aussie state

A brutal icy blast is continuing to stretch across parts of Australia as the first week of winter proves to be far chillier than the nation’s fourth warmest autumn.

Aurora Australis puts on incredible spectacle over NSW coast

Aurora Australis puts on incredible spectacle over NSW coast

The dream-like light show was captured over Broulee on the NSW south coast.

A dramatic aerial comparison. Picture: Nearmap

Town washed away in ‘500 year’ disaster

Unbelievable aerial images capturing vast, murky waters swallowing homes have laid bare the devastating scale of relentless NSW floods.

ADELAIDE, AUSTRALIA - NewsWire Photos May 11 2022: generic shots of Fruit and Vegetables for cost of living. Picture: NCA NewsWire / Kelly Barnes

Big flaw with Australia’s $800bn food system

New research by the CSIRO has found Australia’s food systems are not giving all Australians access to the food needed to be healthy, leading to huge hidden costs.

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ADELAIDE, AUSTRALIA - NewsWire Photos JUNE 02, 2025: Prime Minister, Anthony Albanese, is in Fischer, South Australia Picture: NewsWire / Roy VanDerVegt

‘We need’: Albo’s call on controversial target

While touring farming communities hit by some of the driest conditions on record, the PM called for an end to a “pretty pointless” political debate.

In the lead-up to the first anniversary of the destruction of sacred caves at Juukan Gorge, senior members of the PKKP were recently interviewed at the gorge just a short distance from the blast site., , PKKP Director and Puutu Kunti Kurruma Land Committee Chairperson Burchell Hayes and PKKP Project Advisor John Ashburton have provided insights into a range of issues including their feelings one year on, what has been lost, and the efforts to rebuild the relationship with Rio Tinto. -

Historic deal following sacred site destruction

An Australian mining giant has inked a deal with traditional owners after the 2020 destruction of historic and sacred land.

SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA - Newswire Photos JANUARY 17, 2022: A view of a dairy section in a coles supermarket while they fix some general prices on specific food items to help out families with their weekly grocery budgets to provide some relief with the rising cost of living. Picture: NCA NewsWire

Price of common Aussie staples to soar

The price of two staple grocery items are set to soar as farmers face extreme weather hardships – and the whole eastern Aussie seaboard could feel the squeeze.

The Sydney Harbour Bridge covered in a tick fog. Picture: Instagram/klr_redv6

Travel chaos as thick fog blankets Sydney

A thick blanket of fog over Sydney has led to traffic chaos across the city – with flights affected and ferries cancelled due to poor visibility.

Thick fog blankets Sydney

Thick fog blankets Sydney

Traffic headaches have emerged after a thick fog descended on Sydney on Monday – with one TikTokker capturing the eerie scenes from the Harbour…

Much of inland NSW and Victoria will see frosty conditions Saturday and Sunday morning. Picture: Willy Weather

Brutal winter start as frost, rain bomb loom

Areas of the country are seeing frosty conditions as temperatures plummet, with Western Australia warned of intense rainfall as winter makes a bold entrance.

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